Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Do you know what the author of Hebrews, purportedly Paul, meant by "it penetrates even to dividing"?
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul a…
Mark 1:10
"And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove". [him/auton]. ESV. My emphasis.
When John baptised Jesus John may not have been subm…
Galatians 5:14 KJV
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
What does one word mean in the above text?
According to 2 Peter 3:11-12:
Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens …
In Galatians 4:5 and 6, we read :
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. [KJV.]
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Matthew Ch. 24 is a discourse on eschatology. Jesus says that this generation will not passaway until “all these things” have taken place. What does “all these things” constitute of. This passage talks of two things:
1. Tribulation Mt. 24:…
The Book of Acts relates that when Paul was brought to Rome:
After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews; and
when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brethren, though I had done
nothing against the people or the cu…
Ezekiel 26:7-14 (ESV)
7 “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a host of many soldiers. 8 …
In some translations, I see the term “principalities and powers.” To what does this refer?
This will not be exhaustive, but for example, consider the KJV’s translation of Romans 8:38-39:
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor li…
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.” NASB, ©1995
ΙΖʹ δικαιοσύνη γὰρ θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἀποκαλύπτεται ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν, καθὼς γέγραπται· ὁ δὲ δ…
KJV Genesis 4 : 15
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
What did this mean that vengeance shall …
In some translations, I see the term “principalities and powers.” To what does this refer?
This will not be exhaustive, but for example, consider the KJV’s translation of Romans 8:38-39:
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor li…